Houghton College Tennis Camp 2012

GENERAL INFORMATION

Houghton College Tennis Camp provides a healthy and wholesome atmosphere in which campers can enjoy playing tennis and developing friendships. Tennis Camp will include over 32 hours of instruction and play, including daily match play, mental toughness training, style and strategy development, doubles tactics and USTA patterns of play. Campers will partake in daily dynamic-stretching and conditioning along with having their fundamental skills individually addressed. In addition, daily sports science presentations and cross-training activities will be part of the Tennis Camp experience.                 

DATES

  • July 22-27, 2012 (for Boys and Girls ages 10-18)

CAMP RATES

  • Resident Campers: $425.00 (includes housing and all meals)
  • Day Campers: $345.00 (includes lunches and dinners)

DISCOUNTS

  • Postmarked by May 1 - $25 off
  • Postmarked by June 1- $20 off

REGISTRATION INFORMATIONregister online

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us.  

Houghton College Tennis Camp
Becca Crouch, Director of Camps and Conferences
One Willard Avenue, Houghton, NY 14744
Email: rebecca.crouch@houghton.edu, Phone: 585-567-9647

CAMP DIRECTOR

Michael Bates - St. Bonaventure University Head Tennis Coach

Michael BatesHoughton College Tennis Camp is under the direction of Michael Bates, St. Bonaventure University Head Tennis Coach. Now in his 17th year at St. Bonaventure, Michael Bates has established himself as one of the top coaches in the Atlantic 10 Conference. 
In the 2010-11 season, Bates coached the men's team to a 6th-place finish at the A-10 Championships. Senior Chris Post was named to the A-10 First Team, while classmates Enric Larregola and Mikhail Sudakov were named to the Second Team in voting conducted by the league's head coaches. Larregola also earned a spot on the Academic All-Conference Team, one year removed from being named the A-10 Student Athlete of the Year. The trio of award winners marks the fourth consecutive season that Bates has landed at least three players on A-10 All-Conference teams, and 11 straight years that at least one Bonnie has received postseason honors.
On the women's side in 2010-11, the team won three of its last four matches in the regular season before losing in the consolation bracket of the A-10 Championships. The women were rewarded for their performance in the classroom as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) named it to the list of Division I All-Academic Teams for the 2010-11 school year. 
Bates has coached numerous All-Conference players at St. Bonaventure, including 2006 graduate Alejandro Nery. The Venezuala native was a three-time All-Conference performer and served as an assistant coach for Bates upon his graduation.  That same year under the guidance of Bates, freshman Diego Valdenegro turned in a strong rookie performance, being selected to the All-Conference Second Team as a rookie.
Bates has led the men's tennis program to new heights, earning Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Coach of the Year honors in 2000, 2001 and 2003. Since 2001, he has led the men to two A-10 titles, two NCAA Tournament appearances and a run at one point of six straight years among the A-10's top three teams.  Bates is also a leader in college tennis, appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Committee beginning in September 2001.

DAILY SCHEDULE

A typical day at tennis camp would look like this:

7:30am- Wake Up
8:00- Breakfast
9:00- Stretching / Agility Drills
9:30- Group Instruction / Drills / Stations
12:00pm- Lunch
1:00- Pool
2:00- Match Play / Conditioning
5:00- Dinner
6:30- Tennis Presentation
7:30- Match Play
9:00- Return to Dorms
11:00- Lights Out

ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Houghton College provides quality athletic facilities, including six outdoor tennis courts, four indoor courts available in case of inclement weather, state-of-the-art athletic training area, fully equipped fitness center and weight room, three racquetball courts, a 25-meter swimming pool and ample meeting space.  

SAFETY AND SECURITY

New York State Health Regulations require 24 hour continuous visual or verbal supervision of campers age 18 or under. Houghton College follows these regulations and requires specific supervision ratios based on the number of children and the activities that they are performing.    

LOCATION

Our camp is located on the beautiful campus of Houghton College in the historic Genesee River valley of western New York. The campus is just off Route 19, 65 miles southeast of Buffalo and 70 miles south of Rochester. The Southern Tier Expressway is just 15 miles south.